DAY 1 - October 4, 2019

Pre-registration 7-8pm Thursday Night: Join the TYHO Staff the night before the conference to register for the conference early! You can register, grab your name tag, and get your SWAG!

8:30-9:00amRegistrationSign in at the registration table, grab your conference guide, find a seat, and start practicing the TYHO Conference song that is waiting for you at your table!

Teach With Your Hands9:00-9:15TYHO Welcome-

​9:15-10:00Eric Crouch- Teach With Your Hands Keynote: Work That MattersProject based learning doesn’t just empower learners it can empower your community. Eric’s students have helped build a school Kimilili, Kenya, provide resources to families and they are currently helping students with SEL get the help they need by empowering their businesses in their community.

10:00-10:15 Break

Teach With Your Hands: Break Out Session 1

10:15-11:35LOWER GRADESBrooke Brown- Imagine, Play, Create: The Magic of Makerspaces-Unleash your students’ creativity with a classroom Makerspace! A Makerspace is an area reserved for creative exploration, engineering, tinkering, and inventing. Learn how to utilize STEM Bins®, creative arts, and technology to promote your students’ multiple intelligences, encourage collaboration, and cater to unique learning styles. Starting points and management tips will be provided for stress-free set up as well as a hands-on exploration with STEM Bins®.

Brittney Root- Motivating Mathematicians Through Games and Hand-On Activities

Imagine creating a classroom full of excited students ready to persevere and tackle rigorous math challenges; it's easier than you think! This session will focus on various techniques to create engaging lessons and activities to motivate your young mathematicians.

Jed Dearybury- Destroy the Box From the Inside Out

Research shows that all students, young/old, black/white, rich/poor, benefit from from the arts and creativity in classroom. It is time for all teaching to reflect that. Let’s throw away the textbooks for hands-on, engaging, creative, arts infused lessons. Any subject, any grade, this professional development session includes brainstorming ideas, growing staff creativity, observing model lessons. During this session, you will learn some unique ways to bring creativity and the arts into every lesson you teach. Join me, as we destroy the confines of “the box: from the inside out.

This session is bound to leave you fired up and equipped while you learn how to create partnerships globally and within your own community. Casey and Eric have provided their students unique opportunities throughout the world. From high school student internships in authentic Alzheimer's research, to building classrooms for a school in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya. This session will teach you how to identify and build partnerships that open up the world to your students.

Learn from our grassroots STEM program journey, created in an effort to bring STEM to students of all grades and perceived abilities in our school and district. See how we were able to join forces with cross-grade classrooms to become learning partners, won grants to fund our efforts, and provided students with STEM opportunities that allowed all students to be engaged and shine in their own ways. Through these efforts, we watched students overcome struggles and soar! While in this session, experience rigorous brainstorming, ideation process, and engaging hands-on STEM challenges. Leave with a blueprint and the tools needed for you to launch your own STEM/STEAM program within your classroom, school, and/or district, as well as a plethora of ideas to make this work within your current classroom/subject/team structure.

SPECIAL EDJemelleh Coes: diSruPtED!

Explore tools that promote an equitable, accessible, and valuable learning environment for students with a variety of learning needs, especially those will learning and attention difficulties. Learn how to create a path of service-learning inside and outside of the classroom for your students so that they become advocates for themselves and others!

New to Buncee? -- Join us to learn about Buncee, our award-winning, powerful, and easy-to-use creation platformfor learners of all ages and abilities. Bunceeis used in classrooms to help students visualize and voice their thoughts and ideas, as well as to document their mastery of learning standards - all in a fun and engaging way!

Reading Time with Mr. G- Planning and Implementing Your Reading BlockDo you believe in the power of books? The number one goal of reading instruction is to build a love for reading! Join Juan Gonzalez as he shares how he plans a reading block in his classroom.In this session you’ll explore how to find the perfect read alouds, creating strong mini lessons, the power of conferring with students, and ideas for building a classroom culture of passionate readers.

Bethany Humphrey- Building Leaders in ELA

Envision an ELA lesson where students take the lead by guiding discussions and collaborating with minimal guidance from their teacher. As teachers, we sometimes feel we need to control everything in the classroom, but giving your students the opportunity to be leaders is extremely beneficial to their learning. Come learn how you can pass the torch over to students allowing them to lead and guide meaningful discussions.

​Brooke Brown- Ramp up Reading with STEM

Bring your literacy block to life with STEM challenges! Learn how to integrate rich read alouds with STEM and integrate engineering into your literacy centers. Brooke equips you with low prep and high engagement strategies that your little ones are sure to love!

Put to rest the age-old dreaded math question: Why do I need to learn this stuff? Math is all around us in our everyday lives and every career. Shift student (and teacher) mindset around math instruction, practice, and application through hands-on engaging project-based learning centered around math in our daily lives and math-based careers that break the mold (pocket protectors not needed). Lindsey will lead you through rigorous ideation towards innovation in your math instruction and beyond. Experience first hand how real world project-based math learning will enhance your teaching and make a lasting impression on your students and their mindset as well as performance in math. Leave this session with not only ideas and inspiration, but also a toolbox of resources and tools to return to school and implement with your students!

Dyane Smokorowski​-The Great Google Tour for Educators

We all know Google, but how well do you know the ins and outs to make Google an easier tool for you and your students? Here we’ll explore the latest updates to Google searches, Images, News, Maps, Books, Maps, and more. You’ll be completely amazed at what Google can do you for your classroom!

​SPECIAL EDJemelleh Coes: Reading with Meaning

Rethink traditional reading and language arts practices as you help students become critical thinkers beyond the text and into real-world spaces! Help students establish an interest in the consumption of knowledge beyond reading by bringing their learning to life.

​You don’t need to be an artist to create beautiful anchor charts! Anchor charts are colorful, easy to read, and a fun way to support your instruction, providing students with a source of reference. In this two-part session, you will discover how to layout anchor charts, create different hand lettered typefaces, and use graphics to illustrate classroom concepts. Next, you’ll make your very own anchor chart in a fun, canvas, and cocktails-style class! Along with your anchor chart, you’ll get a free hand-lettering guide to hone your new skill!

Buncee Meet and Greet New to Buncee? -- Join us to learn about Buncee, ouraward-winning, powerful, and easy-to-use creation platform for learners of all ages and abilities. Bunceeis used in classrooms to help students visualize and voice their thoughts and ideas, as well as to document their mastery of learning standards - all in a fun and engaging way!

5:00-7:00pm / MIAMI VICE Teacher Social

Teach Your Heart Out proudly presents 80's Night in Miami! After day one of the conference, join the presenters and other attendees for a night filled with conversations, dances, and prizes! Since we'll be celebrating one of the raddest decades around, we want YOU to come dressed in your 80's best! Wear favorite 80's inspired t-shirt, pop your collar, or wear your hair as big as possible! Whatever it is, come and celebrate with us! The party will be located in the BALLROOM SOUTH FOYER. Snacks will be will be provided by The Wright Stuff Chics, and a cash bar will be available.

DAY 2 - October 5, 2019

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Early Bird Sessions-All teachers are welcome to join these early bird sessions before the second day of the conference starts.

7:45- 8:45am NEW TEACHERSMichelle Griffo - Tips for a Successful First Year of Teaching

Calling all new teachers! Michelle will share teaching tips to make your first years of teaching easier and more successful. You will leave this session with practical and life changing tips that will make you feel like a veteran teacher in no time! She will share with you tips and strategies she wishes she would have implemented entering into her first year of teaching.

ALL TEACHERSJr. Rivera - What are you Plugged into as an Educator?

What are you plugged into as an educator? Is it pain, anger, or the love for your students? In this session, participants will learn how to plug into the right things to sustain their work as educators and keep them charged up daily just like a cell phone monitoring the percentage. Join JR Rivera as he recharges our batteries as educators!

ADMINISTRATORSKisha Mitchell - Being An Administrator-The Heart of the Matter

Join me as we discuss the root of building positive relationships with both teachers & parents. This is sometimes a tough balance as we are often times put in the middle of both groups of people. But, it doesn’t have to be a situation where you have to choose when you learn how to lead with the heart! In this session you are guaranteed to have some Aha! moments along with reminders. This will be a time to get information not only from me, but from your peers as we collaboratively put together a plan that you will be able to implement at your school!

ALL TEACHERSERIC CROUSH, JED DEARYBURY, AND DYANE SMOKOROWSKI - THIS IS EMPATICO- KINDNESS IN THE CLASSROOM

We all talk about being the nice kid and now its time to take those conversations beyond the classroom walls. Join us as we discuss how to use Empaticoin your classroom to empower teachers and students to explore the world through experiences that spark curiosity, kindness, and empathy.

Do you spend hours each week planning and preparing meaningful activities and centers that you hope keep your students busy while you work with small groups? Do you stress finding ways to differentiate the many academic levels in your primary classroom?​Join Ashlyn as she walks you through meaningful literacy station ideas that are led by student choice. Learn how to implement choice time in literacy, math, science or as early finishers so that you can focus on the most valuable time of the day - your small group instruction. Leave this session with tools and strategies that will engage your students and build independence by offering choice.

Whether you are a newbie or veteran, regardless of what grade you teach, you are a teacher and you are HERE at this conference because your soul is on fire for education and you are fueled by your passion for learning and love of your students. EACH OF YOU are FIRESTARTERS. Come see how to (re)ignite your spark for teaching, fan the flames you already have burning, and catch fire in your career path as an empowered educator, so that you may burn bright for all to see. In this engaging session, learn rapid fire ways to pinpoint your core desired feelings for your classroom and career, as well as simple, yet effective ways to put those feelings into action so that you can turn your school day smolder into sweltering flames. Many factors will attempt to extinguish your flames, but we will explore successful strategies to keep burning bright. Leave feeling inspired and empowered, armed with a personal fuel kit including inspiring supplies, firestarter mini-guide, and journal/tracking sheets to keep your edu-fire burning far beyond this conference session!​​Teach With Your Heart​9:00-9:15 -TYHO WELCOME

Every educator needs a little humor in our lives. Gerry is a Facebook and YouTube sensation! He will share his take on doing what it takes to keep positive attitudes in education. He will do this all while keeping us laughing and inspired.

Children yearn to see themselves in our classrooms. In this session, discover how our culture reveals itself in the classroom and make connections between diversity and our students using children’s books. Confidently engage in conversations about cultural backgrounds and Identify higher-order thinking questions to use with children’s books about diversity. Walk away with a tool box full of strategies to help you talk about diversity.​Brittney Root - Building a Strong Classroom Community

Promoting a sense of community in the classroom requires time, a desire to create a positive learning environment, and a willingness to make meaningful connections with all students on a daily basis. Building an environment where students feel safe, loved, and respected by all is a key to student success. This session will introduce new strategies that have been successful in building a strong community in the upper elementary classroom.

Bethany Humphrey - Engagement Through Music

School bell rings! Door shuts! Immediate focus and attention…if only it were that easy. Want your kids engaged? Envision a classroom that is student led, structured, and productive. Are you hooked yet? Well so are the students. Listen and interact as Bethany Humphrey, Teaching and so Fourth, tells all on engagement and musical strategies witin the classroom.

​UPPER GRADESJed Dearybury - A Class that Laughs Together Learns Together

Is your class in need of a community makeover. Are your students connected with each other as a team? Does your space encourage collaboration? Are you creating learners who are risk takers? Do you students build each other up? If you answered yes to any of these questions, join me for this classroom community session where will dive head first into the deep end of social emotional learning. We try out some tips and tricks, review some resources, and practice our own bit of community building.

Dyane Smokorowski - Building Community and Engagement

From small group discussions to whole class activities, in this session, we’ll share 10 ways you can get your students up, moving, and communicate while using technology for both inside and outside learning. Come play, create, and explore with us!

SPECIAL EDJemelleh Coes - I Now Pronounce You Co-Teachers

A great co-teaching pair is essential to the success of all students in the learning environment. Learn about and engage in partner and team-building activities that will help strengthen the co-teacher relationship. The exercises and activities in this session may also be used to create a healthy classroom community among students!

12:00-1:15 LUNCH ON YOUR OWNOptional Buncee Sessions During Lunch:

11:45-12:15 New to Buncee? -- Join us to learn about Buncee, our award-winning, powerful, and easy-to-use creation platformfor learners of all ages and abilities. Bunceeis used in classrooms to help students visualize and voice their thoughts and ideas, as well as to document their mastery of learning standards - all in a fun and engaging way!12:45- 1:15 Buncee 3.0 -- Join us to learn about all of the exciting new features in Buncee3.0! Our award-winning, powerful, and easy-to-use creation platform for learners of all ages and abilities now gives students and teachers even more options to create and share. Come see why now, more than ever, Bunceeis your one-stop-shop for student creation and creativity!

Who doesn't love a good celebration? Finding moments to celebrate during the school year helps keep the fun alive! Join Mr. G as he shares why creating celebrations in your school can transform, inspire, and build memories that will last a lifetime.

Unleash your students’ creativity with a classroom Makerspace! A Makerspace is an area reserved for creative exploration, engineering, tinkering, andinventing. Learn how to utilize STEM Bins®, creative arts, and technology to promote your students’ multiple intelligences, encourage collaboration, and cater to unique learning styles. Starting points and management tips will be provided for stress-free set up as well as a hands-on exploration with STEM Bins®.

Brittney Root & Bethany Humphrey - Engagement in the Classroom

It’s no secret that student engagement is an essential component for the development of understanding. If we want our students to truly understand the content we’re teaching them, we must provide them with engaging, hands-on experiences that will not only keep them motivated and focused, but also eager to learn more. This session will explore various engagement strategies that will certainly excite the minds of young learners.

Vera Ahiyya - Exciting Tips for Working with English Language Learners

In this session we will explore nation wide statistics about our ELL students. We will discover new ways to engage our students in high level academic vocabulary. We will create activities to use in our own classrooms. We will consider the different learning styles and modalities of our students as we plan new strategies to ensure the success of all our learners. ​UPPER GRADESDyane Smokorowski - Connect, Research, and Explore Anywhere with Global Collaboration

You may have heard of Skype in education, but in this session, we will provide innovative ways to use video conferencing through gamification, data collection, cultural exchanges, and authentic research. Be prepared to take your imagination on an incredible journey as you develop new opportunities for your own students. Participants will receive a list of free virtual field trips and author connections to use this year.Amy Storer- Buncee is my Jam

Join us to learn about how Bunceeengages and empowers student voice and choice. This award-winning, powerful, and easy-to-use creation platform is engaging learners of all ages and abilities, and is being used in classrooms to help students visualize and voice their thoughts and ideas, as well as to document their mastery of learning standards - all in a fun and engaging way! This is a hands-on session, so hop on board, put your dancing shoes on, and come experience Buncee!

​3:30-3:45 BREAK

3:45-4:30 CLOSING KEYNOTE:Casey Bethel - Why I Chose Teaching

Casey will share his successes and failures as a classroom teacher all while inspiring each educator to give 110% He will share stories from his travels around the state and nation as the 2017 Georgia Teacher of the Year. You will leave this session motivated and encouraged.

GROUP PHOTO ON THE MAIN STAGE AFTER OUR TYHO CLOSING SONG

CONFERENCES

TEACH YOUR HEART OUT CONFERENCE

​Want to learn some new and innovative classroom strategies? Are you looking for some strategies that are on the cutting edge and research based? Does your passion for teaching need to be reignited? You will be learning from top educators all while having loads of fun! Come join us at the Teach Your Heart Out Conference.